2008 Woodie Awards
'Compass' provides little direction
Christine Halliday
Issue date: 12/5/07 Section: Opinion
- Page 1 of 1
|
"The Golden Compass" - it sounds harmless… But is it?
Claimed atheist and agnostic Philip Pullman of England wrote a trilogy of books called "His Dark Materials," which is directed toward an audience of children.
As described by the Origins on the Urban Legends Reference Page, it "follows the adventures of a streetwise girl who travels through multiple worlds populated by witches, armor-plated bears, and sinister ecclesiastical assassins to defeat the oppressive forces of a senile God."
Firmly despising C. S. Lewis and his beliefs, Pullman created the upcoming film "The Golden Compass," which is a "watered down" version of his first book.
His objective is to destroy Christianity in the minds of children by creating a "seem-to-be harmless" film that will lure children into asking for the trilogy for Christmas.
According to Snopes.com, Pullman said, "I don't profess any religion; I don't think it's possible that there is a God; I have the greatest difficulty in understanding what is meant by the words 'spiritual' or 'spirituality.'"
This series, also known as "Northern Lights," won the "Carnegie of Carnegies" in 1995 and 2007.
In a 2003 interview with "The Sydney Morning Herald," Pullman said, "My books are about killing God."
Peter Hitchens claimed that Pullman is "The Most Dangerous Author in Britain" and said that he is the kind of writer "the atheists would have been praying for, if atheists prayed."
In this story, a young girl, played by Nicole Kidman, is engulfed in a struggle against the Magisterium, a nefarious church. One character describes Christianity in the movie as "a very powerful and convincing mistake."
In the final book, "The Amber Spyglass," two characters depicted as Adam and Eve kill God, whom they call YAHWEH.
Pullman is targeting the audiences of "The Chronicles of Narnia," who enjoyed the magical world of mysticism, but he is presenting the opposite message to the upcoming generation.
As a Christian community, I believe it is essential for us to understand the motive of the making of this film - to do away with our beliefs. I hope you will join me in educating other believers about the facts behind this film.